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Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner make the 2024 Booker prize shortlist

The six finalists include five books by women – the highest number of female writers shortlisted in the prize’s 55-year history

The Guardian - UK

Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes

Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim’s perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize

The Independent UK

Why are authors expected to be ‘authentic’?

The recent Oscar-winning movie American Fiction – an adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel Erasure by screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson – is a scathing look at the racial stereotyping prevalent in the publishing industry.

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Review: James Retells Huckleberry Finn From Jim's Perspective

Author Percival Everett reimagines Mark Twain's novel from the enslaved character's point of view.

Reason

Three British authors nominated for the Booker Prize longlist

This year’s prize features three debut novelists and six previously nominated writers

Evening Standard

US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

Six American writers are among 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

The Independent UK

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years

No Sally Rooney, one clear favourite and a novel set in space - this is a longlist of unexpected discoveries and big ideas

The Guardian - UK

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Three British novelists make Booker 2024 longlist among ‘cohort of global voices’

Hisham Matar, Sarah Perry and Samantha Harvey in running for prize, along with the first Native American and Dutch authors ever to be nominated

The Guardian - UK

Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’

This year’s longlist spotlights stories about belonging and displacement, featuring literary heavyweights such as Richard Powers and Percival Everett alongside a clutch of debut novelists

The Independent UK

Beach books at the ready: authors pick their essential summer reads

From newly published novels to timeless classics, Elizabeth Strout, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Irvine Welsh, Tessa Hadley and other writers choose their holiday favourites

The Guardian - UK

James by Percival Everett – Huckleberry Finn reimagined

A bravura rewriting of Mark Twain’s classic from the enslaved Jim’s point of view

The Guardian - UK

James by Percival Everett review – a gripping reimagining of Huckleberry Finn

Percival Everett’s gleeful reboot of Mark Twain puts the enslaved Jim centre stage in a horrifying, painful and funny novel

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d love a scathing review’: novelist Percival Everett on American Fiction and rewriting Huckleberry Finn

His work triumphed at the Oscars, but the Booker-shortlisted author isn’t interested in acclaim. He talks to the Guardian about race, taking on Mark Twain and why there’s nothing worse than preaching to the choir

The Guardian - UK

What’s Lost in the Quest for Black Authenticity

The media’s appetite for “gritty” Black stories turns misery into entertainment

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'James' revisits Huck Finn's traveling companion, giving rise to a new classic

In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, upside down, placing Huck's enslaved companion Jim at the center.

WEKU

Percival Everett gives Mark Twain's classic story about Huck a new voice in 'James'

Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers different corners of American society. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

International Business Times

30 Most Anticipated Books Of 2024: Top Fiction And Non-Fiction Literary Delights

Be prepared to lose yourself in the pages of the most anticipated books of 2024

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American Fiction: A Breakthrough In Cinematic Storytelling And Representation

American Fiction producer praises Cord Jefferson's debut film based on Percival Everett's novel Erasure, highlighting its critical acclaim and original sto...

The Guardian - UK

American Fiction review – entertaining comedy collision of race, class and envy

This enjoyable meta-level adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure tackles black-victimhood stereotypes, showcasing Jeffrey Wright and Issa Rae as rival writers

The Guardian - UK

Fiction to look out for in 2024

The first great lockdown novel, new tales from David Nicholls, Sarah Perry and Percival Everett, and Rachel Kushner’s contender for the Booker… next year promises to be special

The Conversation

'American Fiction' asks who gets to decide Blackness

The much-anticipated American Fiction comes to theatres this month. As a long-time scholar of Percival Everett, the author whose 2001 novel, Erasure, was adapted for this critically praised film I am curious how the main themes of the book will be explored.

WEKU

Advice from a critic: Read 'Erasure' before seeing 'American Fiction'

With the first Percival Everett-inspired screen adaptation American Fiction coming to theaters starting on Dec. 15, we're taking a moment to revisit his provocative and affecting satirical novel.

The Independent UK

'American Fiction' wins People's Choice award at Toronto Film Festival

Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffery Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race

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